Joseph Stapleton

Sketchbook

Maker

Joseph Stapleton (American, 1921-1994)

Title

Sketchbook

Year

1974-1977

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

20.3 x 15.2 cm (8 x 6 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription: in black ink, front cover (UL recto): "[ill.] 1977 Book for Bonnie R[ill.]"

Signature: in black ink, front cover (center recto): "Stapleton 1975"

Inscription: in black ink, front cover (verso): "A mish-mash kind of a book of drawings for Bonnie on her Birth- / Day 1976--no...it's 1977. / Hello 1977!.. Bye '76... / A strange book of drawings as I look at it today - 18, 1, 77. / But, another little valuable addition to Bonnie's collection / - on the occasion of her birthday in March 1977"

Inscription: in blue ink, back cover (recto): "John A. Lynch"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Robert Solomon, for The Joseph F. Stapleton Drawings Collection

Object Number

2023.146.4

Type

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Tombstone

Joseph Stapleton (American, 1921-1994)
Sketchbook, 1974-1977
Various materials in bound sketchbook
20.3 x 15.2 cm (8 x 6 inches)
Gift of Robert Solomon, for The Joseph F. Stapleton Drawings Collection 2023.146.4

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